PERSON: Max Foster

Reporter

Max Foster is a CNN International anchor and CNN’s royal correspondent.

Foster joined the network in 2005 and one of his first assignments was to front special coverage around the failing health of Pope John Paul II. He went on to co-host "CNN Today" with Monita Rajpal and now anchors across the primetime shows, "Connect the World" and "Quest Means Business."

Foster’s approachable on-screen persona has secured him rare interviews with the likes of Stephenie Meyer and Steve Jobs. Other newsmakers he’s met include Bill Gates, David Cameron, and George Lucas.

During breaking news, Foster has fronted several major events including the collapsing levees around New Orleans in 2005, the Mumbai attacks of 2008, and the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton in 2011.

After the royal wedding, Foster was appointed royal correspondent and he followed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their first overseas tour to North America. He continues to report on royal stories across all CNN’s networks.

Foster joined CNN from the BBC where he had a 10-year career most notably as a business presenter/reporter for the World Service and then BBC Breakfast. Foster reported on the Asian financial crisis, the launch of the euro, and he had an online banking exclusive which forced one major bank to close down its website.

Foster has a degree in business administration from Cardiff University and a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from Highbury College, Portsmouth. He lives lives in the Berkshire countryside with his wife and three young children.

-- cnn.com